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However, he also knew that Yang Tao's mother Xue Sumei was a powerful person, so before coming, he made a lot of preparations and should have a chance to successfully persuade her.

"Okay, okay, Xiao Zhou, sit down."

Staring at Zhou Chen, Xue Sumei's face was full of smiles. Before she met Zhou Chen, she was a little worried.

But now after seeing him in person, she was completely relieved, because Zhou Chen looked very young, and he was good-looking both in height and appearance.

"Thank you auntie."

Zhou Chen sat down opposite Xue Sumei, and then said apologetically, "Aunt Xue, I am really presumptuous to ask you to meet today, but I have read your daughter's information and think she is very outstanding, so I am a little anxious. It's just that I don't know more, so I can only call you, please forgive me."

"It's okay, Xiao Zhou."

Hearing Zhou Chen praising her daughter's excellence, Xue Sumei smiled and the more she looked at Zhou Chen, the more she liked him.

"Aunt Xue, what would you like to drink? I'll go get you some."

"No, no, I've already ordered a cup of tea, but I don't know what you like to drink, so I didn't order it for you."

"It's okay, Aunt Xue, I can do it myself."

Zhou Chen asked the waiter to bring two more cups of tea and some snacks, and then started chatting with Xue Sumei.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 75: Yang's Mother is Not Easy to Fooled

"Xiao Zhou, you look very young. How old are you this year?"

When they first met, Xue Sumei had a very good first impression of Zhou Chen. As an actor, she could tell that Zhou Chen's smile did not seem fake.

Zhou Chen replied: "Auntie, it's the twenty-ninth day after the New Year."

"Twenty-nine?"

Xue Sumei's face changed. "Xiao Zhou, you have read my daughter Taozi's information. You should know that she will be 32 years old after the New Year. You..."

Originally, she had a good impression of Zhou Chen, but when she heard his age, she became a little worried, because her daughter was three years older than Zhou Chen.

In the Chinese concept of marriage, most couples have the man older than the woman. It is not uncommon for the woman to be older than the man, but the proportion is relatively low. Her daughter is three years older than Zhou Chen, which naturally makes her worried.

Zhou Chen: "Auntie, I don't care. There's an old saying that goes, a girl who is three years older than you is more likely to bring you gold bricks."

"Yes, yes, yes, a girl three years older than you is a treasure. Xiao Zhou, what you said is very true. Although Taozi is a little older than you, she looks young."

When Xue Sumei heard that Zhou Chen didn't care about the age difference, she felt relieved and she liked Zhou Chen more and more.

"Xiao Zhou, what do you do for a living?"

"Sorry, Auntie, I haven't had the chance to introduce myself yet."

Zhou Chen looked apologetic, and Xue Sumei smiled and waved her hand to indicate that it was okay.

"Auntie, my name is Zhou Chen. I used to work at the Civil Affairs Bureau as a clerk at the Marriage Registry. But not long ago, I just resigned and planned to start my own business."

Xue Sumei's heart skipped a beat, and she asked in confusion: "A clerk in the Civil Affairs Bureau should be a civil servant, right? With such a stable job, why would you resign?"

For parents like them, of course they hope that their daughters can find a reliable man with a stable job, so when they heard that Zhou Chen quit his job to start a business, they immediately felt a little hesitant.

After all, her daughter is in her thirties, no longer in her twenties, and can't stand the hardship. She doesn't ask her daughter to find a rich man, but only hopes that she can find a stable and reliable man.

Zhou Chen smiled and explained, "To be honest, although the salary at the Civil Affairs Bureau is very good, every day we have to deal with couples who are having conflicts and want to divorce. It's really hard for the heart to bear it. After a long time, people will be full of fear of marriage. There is a senior in our unit who is 35 years old this year and has not yet married or had a relationship because he is afraid of marriage."

In order to dispel Xue Sumei's concerns, Zhou Chen sold Guoran directly, but he silently said sorry in his heart.

"There is such a thing?" Xue Sumei seemed very surprised.

"Yes, Auntie, I was just afraid that if I worked for too long, I would end up like that senior, afraid of getting married. Of course, I didn't quit because of impulse, but because I know a little about finance and made some money through investment, probably tens of millions. I felt that it was not worthwhile to keep the money in the bank to earn interest, so I thought about starting my own business."

"Auntie, please don't mind. I don't mean to show off. I just think that with an elder like you, I should be honest and speak my mind. Only in this way can you understand me better."

Although it's a bit vulgar to talk about savings, Zhou Chen feels that this will make it easier to dispel Xue Sumei's concerns. Maybe Xue Sumei doesn't ask her daughter to find a rich man, but if there is such a person, she will definitely not object. Who doesn't want their daughter to live a good life?

"It's okay, Auntie didn't think too much about it. You're right. For a blind date, knowing each other well is the most important thing. Auntie likes honest people like you the most. Please continue."

Xue Sumei was all smiles. Although she didn't know whether what Zhou Chen said was true or not, she still did a good job of pretending to be lying. Besides, if such words were lies, they would not stand up to scrutiny.

Zhou Chen breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Auntie, let me continue to talk about my situation. I originally bought an old-style two-bedroom, one-living room apartment near the suburbs. It's fine for me to live alone, but it's not suitable for use as a wedding house, so I sold it and prepared to buy a new house. I just haven't made a move yet because I want to find a partner first and listen to the woman's advice when buying a house."

The more Xue Sumei listened, the more she felt something was wrong. She had quit her job and sold her house. Why did this sound more and more like a liar?

But she is an old actress after all, so she continued calmly: "You sold your house, so where do you live now?"

Zhou Chen replied: "I rented an apartment in the city center and live there temporarily."

The more Xue Sumei heard that it was a rental, the more she felt it was unreliable, because that meant there were no fixed assets. Although the young man's words sounded nice, who knew whether they were true or not? Although she hoped that her daughter would get married soon, she did not want to hand her daughter over to a liar.

Although she had her doubts in her heart, she still felt reluctant to let him go because of the young man's sincerity.

As soon as Zhou Chen saw Xue Sumei's expression, he knew that his words made Xue Sumei uneasy, but he did not get anxious. Instead, he continued to explain in an orderly manner.

"Auntie, I know you must think I'm unreliable and like a liar now."

"No, no, Xiao Zhou, Auntie really doesn't have this idea."

Xue Sumei quickly waved her hand to reject it. Although she had some ideas, she couldn't say them out loud.

"Auntie, I understand why you think so, but you don't know my family situation. To be honest, my parents are gone and I'm alone now. That's why I said I should listen to the woman's opinion when buying a house."

"what?"

When Xue Sumei heard Zhou Chen say that his parents were gone, she became even more panicked.

Zhou Chen said calmly, "Aunt, although my parents are gone and I have no one to rely on, think about it from another perspective. If your daughter is with me, there will be no conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and I won't need to support the elderly in the future. Don't you agree?"

Xue Sumei, who was originally worried because she knew Zhou Chen had no parents, found Zhou Chen's analysis reasonable after hearing it.

If this is the case, her daughter's family will definitely be closer to her. Even if she has children in the future, she will definitely be the one to take care of them. She won't have to worry about her daughter not being able to go home often because she's married.

Just like her niece Su Qing and her husband, because they have no relatives, they often eat and live in her house, adding a lot of liveliness to their home.

Seeing that Xue Sumei was interested, Zhou Chen took the opportunity to continue: "It is precisely because I have no relatives that I want to find a good mother-in-law like you, aunt."

Zhou Chen had rarely said such cheesy words before, but he knew that Xue Sumei was a person who cared a lot about her reputation, so he spoke sweetly and said all kinds of nice things. As long as he could coax Xue Sumei, pursuing Yang Tao would be much easier.

"Haha, is that so, Xiao Zhou? What you said is not as good as you say."

Xue Sumei was so delighted by Zhou Chen's praise that she expressed her modesty repeatedly.

"Of course, if I had a mother-in-law like you, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."

The flattery was so loud and clear that the smile on Xue Sumei's face became wider and wider.

"Xiao Zhou, don't think that just by saying nice things, Auntie will be confused by you. Auntie is not stupid."

Zhou Chen laughed: "Auntie, I'm telling the truth. If I'm with your daughter, I'll buy a house wherever you ask me to, even if it's across from you, there's absolutely no problem."

Hearing Zhou Chen's words, Xue Sumei's eyes flickered a few times. What a coincidence, the family across from their house seemed to be busy selling their house recently. If...

Xue Sumei quickly shook her head. She hadn't even finished looking at it yet, so why was she thinking of this?

"Xiao Zhou, it's too early to say this now. In fact, I don't have high requirements for my son-in-law. As long as he is a decent person and has a stable job, that's enough. Xiao Zhou, you're great, but..."

"Don't worry, auntie."

Seeing that Xue Sumei was about to refuse, Zhou Chen quickly said, "Auntie, you have misunderstood me. What kind of job is stable in today's society?"

Xue Sumei: "I think your job at the Civil Affairs Bureau is quite stable. Being a state cadre and having a government job is more stable than anything else."

Zhou Chen was quite depressed when he heard this. It was a bad start. It seemed that Xue Sumei didn't believe that he had so much savings and thought he was lying. But how could he prove it? He couldn't just print out the bank statement and show it to Xue Sumei.

"Auntie, being employed by the government is indeed stable, but to be honest, as a small civil servant, I really don't make much money. I want to get married, and I must give the woman better living conditions, so I quit my job and plan to start a business."

Xue Sumei thought about it and felt that what Zhou Chen said made sense. Civil servants were stable, but the salary was not high. If she could get good conditions, she would of course want it. But Zhou Chen had no job and no house, so she couldn't believe it just because he said it.

"You said you wanted to start a business, so what kind of business are you going to start?"

Zhou Chen: "I am planning to open a large wedding dress shop that will rent and sell wedding dresses, do wedding photography, etc. The funds are ready, and I have found someone to handle the documents, but I have not found a suitable store yet."

"You want to find a store? I've lived here for decades and I'm very familiar with Yanjing. No matter how big a store you need, I might be able to help you find one."

Xue Sumei reacted very quickly. She was just worrying about not having a chance to test Zhou Chen's sincerity, and then the opportunity came. If Zhou Chen really had the ability to rent a large store and was willing to let her help, then it meant that Zhou Chen's words should be credible.

On the other hand, if Zhou Chen refused her help, it would most likely be because he was guilty, and there would be nothing to say.

"Really? If you can really help me, that would be great. I've been worried about this recently. Auntie, I would be very grateful if you could help me find a suitable store."

This is indeed true. He has been looking for a store recently. Since he is going to open one, he will definitely not do it on a small scale, but will prepare to build a slightly larger storefront.

But he looked at several places and found that either the size was not suitable, the location was not good, or the price was too expensive, so he has not yet decided on a location.

His understanding of Yanjing was limited to the few memories in his mind, which was definitely not as good as that of a real Yanjing person. If Xue Sumei was willing to help him, it would save him a lot of time and energy.

Including the money from selling the house, he now has a total of more than 25 million, which seems like a lot, but in this city, if he really wants to spend it, he won't be able to afford it, so he definitely needs to be thrifty.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 76 Zhou Chen's Plan

Zhou Chen's answer without any hesitation made Xue Sumei a little stunned. Did she really guess wrong? Was what Xiao Zhou said before true?

All the speculations just now were based on her imagination. If what the young man Zhou Chen said was true, then this young man could definitely be considered a rich son-in-law.

"Xiao Zhou, you can tell me what kind of store you want, and I can help you find it."

Zhou Chen said: "Because the bridal shop is a storefront business, the requirements cannot be low. First of all, the area must not be small, because it needs to display wedding dresses and have dressing rooms, etc. It must be at least several hundred square meters, and it is best to have a storefront with two or three floors. Secondly, the __cpLocation cannot be too remote. It would be even better if there is a place with good parking. And..."

Xue Sumei listened carefully, but the more she listened, the more surprised she was. According to what Zhou Chen said, the store he wanted was not simple. If he really found one, the annual rent would probably be quite high.

But seeing how fluently and logically Zhou Chen spoke, he didn't seem like the kind of person who was eloquent and boastful.

"Auntie, that's all I ask. If you can really help me find a store that meets the requirements, please help me."

Zhou Chen didn't ask Xue Sumei to really help, but with this excuse, it would be easier to contact her in the future.

"Okay, Auntie, write it down. Don't worry, as long as Auntie can help you, I will definitely help you. I am your aunt and I am the most helpful person."

Xue Sumei is good at talking and laughing, and when it comes to how she deals with people, she is absolutely impeccable, but if she meets someone she doesn't like, she will definitely not hesitate and will turn into a shrew in a matter of minutes.

When Zhou Chen first watched this TV series, he was deeply impressed by Xue Sumei's toughness. However, to her family members, Xue Sumei was always very nice to them.

"Auntie, I feel relieved when you say that." Zhou Chen followed Xue Sumei's words.

Perhaps it was because of Zhou Chen's attitude that Xue Sumei slowly let down her guard and started to talk.

"Xiao Zhou, I think you're a good guy, but don't blame me for being blunt. I'm still a little weird. You haven't even seen Taozi, but from your tone, it sounds like you want to marry Taozi. It's a bit weird, haha, you understand."

Zhou Chen: "Auntie, you don't know, I have actually met your daughter, Miss Yang Tao, in the hotel where Miss Yang Tao worked. It was because I had met Miss Yang Tao and was attracted to her, but I didn't know how to ask her out, so I tried every possible way to find a way, and that's how I found you."

"Have you seen our Taozi?" Xue Sumei was very surprised.

Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Well, I stayed at the hotel where Miss Yang Tao worked for a few days, but I was afraid of disturbing Miss Yang Tao's work, so I didn't communicate too much."

Xue Sumei understood a little: "So, you fell in love with our Taozi at first sight?"

"That's pretty much it."

Zhou Chen admitted frankly that it wasn't love at first sight, but Yang Tao's appearance was indeed very outstanding, even better than Nan Li from Xiao Shede's world. However, as for her personality, one would have to wait until they actually got to know each other.

"Haha, Xiao Zhou, you really have good taste. Our Taozi's conditions are absolutely impeccable. Her height, appearance, and work are all first-class and outstanding."

Xue Sumei's face was full of pride. Although she always argued with her daughter at home, her daughter was always her pride outside. In her eyes, her daughter was the best.

"Xiao Zhou, don't worry. When our Taozi is on vacation, I will arrange for you to meet. Although you have met her, Taozi doesn't know your situation yet. Wait for me to go back and talk to her."

Although she didn't completely believe Zhou Chen yet, Xue Sumei was unambiguous in her words.

"Thank you so much, Auntie." Zhou Chen's face was full of gratitude.

After chatting for a while, Xue Sumei stood up and said that was all for today.

After leaving the tea restaurant, Zhou Chen took the initiative to say, "Auntie, I drove here. Where do you live? I'll take you there."

Xue Sumei hesitated: "How can I do that? Will it be too much trouble for you?"

"No, no, Auntie, my car is on the side of the road, please follow me."

Under the guidance of Zhou Chen, they came to a charcoal black sedan. Zhou Chen unlocked the car door and opened it.

"Auntie, please get in the car."

"well."

Xue Sumei got into the car with surprise. Although she didn't know cars, she could clearly see that this car was different from ordinary cars and had a more upscale feel.